Verse 1 (long, UK cadence – sad and fast, like a confession)
I still remember the coffee shop doors, steam on the glass, rain on the floor,
You walked in quiet, but the whole place turned, like the world leaned sideways, like the tables burned.
I was just a boy with a notebook and tea, tryin’ to make sense of the mess in me,
But you laughed so soft, and the sound cut deep, now I’m haunted at night when I try to sleep.
We walked them streets till the buses were gone,
Talked about forever but forever went wrong.
Now the echoes stay, like a ghost in the flat,
Every corner I turn, I’m reminded of that.
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Verse 2 (storytelling, longer, semi-fast rhythm)
Your friends still ask if I’m doin’ alright,
I say I’m fine but I’m breakin’ each night.
Scroll through the photos, thumb on your face,
But the smile don’t move, just frozen in place.
I try to move on, but the city won’t change,
Every café window just spells your name.
I’m sure you’re okay, I’m sure you’re fine,
But you don’t hear the crack in my voice each time.
The kettle still whistles, the lights still glow,
But the warmth we built has turned to snow.
And I tell myself it’s just separate ways,
But it feels like a sentence, a life I can’t change.
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Verse 3 (final outpour, heavy UK accent rhythm)
I speak too quick ‘cause the hurt runs fast,
Every word is a shadow from the love we had.
Trains still run but I miss the ride,
Your head on my shoulder, the weight, the pride.
Now it’s empty flats and a restless chest,
Your name’s still stitched in the place I rest.
I’d give up the songs, I’d give up the rhymes,
Just to sit with you for one last time.
But you’re gone like the stars when the morning breaks,
And I’m left with the silence and the steps I take.
A sad boy rhythm, a tenor voice frayed,
Telling stories of a love that slowly decayed.
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Outro (spoken, fading)
So if you’re out there, I hope you’re alright,
I’ll keep talkin’ to the dark each night.
We went our ways, but the truth still stays,
I’m just ashes on the pavement where we once laid.
jamespatterson
